番ばん付づけ外がい

noun

outside the rankings; unranked

Sumo term for wrestlers who are not listed on the banzuke ranking sheet, typically those in the lower divisions or newly entering the sport.

• 彼かれはまだ番ばん付づけ外がいだが、次つぎの場ば所しょで序じょノ口くちに上あがるかもしれない。

  He is still unranked, but he might move up to jonokuchi in the next tournament.